Gifts for Gardeners

The Greenhouse is for the gardener: the mom with the vegetable beds, the grandmother who knows every plant by name, the plant lover with one sunny windowsill.

It is a black-steel glasshouse with a pitched frame and a stone tile floor. A long oak potting bench stands in the middle under black pendant lamps, with lit shelves of seedlings behind it. Oak shelves of pots line the left side, and hanging plants trail from the frame. Hooks and a boot rack sit by the door, and a cushioned armchair waits by the windows on the right.

The first question is where they grow. A yard, a balcony and a windowsill call for different gifts. The second is what they grow: vegetables, flowers or houseplants. Most gardeners own plenty of pots and too little of what makes the work easier on hands and knees. Living gifts depend on the season, so check the timing for seeds and bulbs. Indoor growing gifts work in any month.

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